Sexuality
Information on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender issues.
Coalition for Positive Sexuality-sexual information for teens.
The Sexual Health Infocenter – current topics in sexuality.
web.bu.edu/COHIS/teenpreg/teenpreg.htm
Boston University’s community outreach program – teen pregnancy, maternal and neonatal health.
Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and patient advocacy.
Managing desire-HIV prevention/safer sex.
Answers to questions about teen sexual health and STD prevention
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States-discusses various aspects of sexuality education
Eating disorders- diagnosis, getting help, information.
Online source of health information for African-Americans.
Substance abuse through case histories, information, mostly alcohol abuse.
Information concerning alcohol abuse; diagnosis, intervention, recognition, etc.
Sponsored by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, to help and inform of the many costs, emotional and social, of substance abuse.
A resource center for communities who are looking for a way to help reduce substance abuse and gun violence, including statistical information.
Latest news about a variety of chronic illnesses, including AIDS, cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome.
www.r11.tdh.state.tx.us/CHRDIS.htm
Focuses on clinical prevention, community, and worksite wellness.
www.chronic-fatigue-syndrome.to/chronic-disease.htm
Discusses concerns of sufferers of chronic diseases.
www.wechealthunit.org/chronic.htm
Chronic disease prevention, including nutrition promotion, physical activity, and substance abuse prevention.
Chronic disease prevention, including healthy eating, tobacco free living and cancer prevention.
Community Health
The Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers. Strengthens community health centers through technical assistance, information dissemination, etc.
Community Health Centers of the Central Coast, Inc. Topics covered include Health Education, Mental Health, Pregnancy, Homeless Health, AIDS Education and Health Families.
www.inch.com/~health/index.html
Community Health Project. New York’s only lesbian and gay health center, providing a wide range of medical and health-related services.
www.sonoracom.com/outreach/html
Sonora Community Hospital. Provides a wide variety of services to residents of a tri-county area.
Tulsa-City County Health Department. Mission: prevention of diseases and promotion of good health practices for every person in Tulsa County.
A non-profit organization offering education and outreach on death and dying, especially with photo exhibits and videos with teachers like Elizabeth Kubler-Ross.
Offers internet and e-mail resources on aging, death and dying, and bereavement.
www.growthhouse.org/elder.html
Contains information on physical and mental aspects of aging, and to help the elderly and their families deal with grief and bereavement.
www.nih.gov/ninr/eolbriefing.htm
FRIENDS, a non-profit organization focusing on promoting public awareness of nursing research, especially concerning end-of-life issues.
Mental Health
A self-help education program to assist people in dealing with mental illnesses.
Six administrations of public health service in Maryland.
The MHN Community is a quick and efficient way to discuss the issues of mental health.
The Mayo Clinic offers a wide variety of medical information and news on health-related topics.
Provides summaries and sometimes full text of communicable disease reports that are available on the Internet.
www.hhs.state.ne.us/reg/t173.htm
Provides information on the rules and regulations concerning the reporting and control of communicable diseases and poisonings.
www.hawaii.gov/doh/resource/comm_dis/factsheet.html
Provides a list of contagious diseases, their causes, symptoms, and steps for prevention.
www.lib.flinders.edu.au/resources/sub/healthsci/a-zlist/infectioncontrol.html
Leads to specific prevention guidelines and strategies, and good text on relevant topics.
Information to help young people make safe and responsible decisions about sex, and to provide information to those who educate them.
www.noah.cuny.edu/sexuality/sexuality.html
Information used to teach young people from kindergarten up to 12th grade about sex issues.
www.avsc.org/contraception/index.html
Site includes basic information about contraception and family planning.
www.plannedparenthood.org/Library/SEXUALITYEDUCATION/default.htm
Provides resources on a wide variety of sexuality and sex education topics.
http://www.siecus.org/pubs/fact/fact0007.html
Explains the various goals of sexuality education, requirements the federal government has about what can and can not be taught, and six key concept areas per the National Guidelines Task Force.
Personal Health
Provides a tip of the day for improving one’s health or nutritional knowledge. Can also find information about the launch of new, national health objectives.
Provides access/links to a variety of health and fitness online resources.
The latest government health news, health media online and a special events calendar.
A mission statement, history, organizational information, and employment opportunities for the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
Offers an excellent fitness quiz that could be given to any age group, and provides links and reference articles related to fitness.
Intentional, Unintentional, Accidental
Information about intentional self-injury, including support for victim and relatives.
Designed by the National Spinal Cord Injury Association "to empower individuals and families with spinal cord injury issues to make informed choices and take actions to achieve their highest level of independence and personal fulfillment"
Designed by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Includes information for all ages about safety tips and accidents.
Site has information about preventative approaches, conference meetings and topics, new information and strategies from the California Center for Childhood Injury Prevention.
The Center of Injury Control combines the strategies of prevention, acute care, and rehabilitation to reduce the health and economical impact of injury on individuals and on society.